CVE-2008-3898

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Secu Star DriveCrypt Plus Pack 3.9 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Affected products

Secustar Drivecrypt Plus Pack: 3.9

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31605
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4213
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0807.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495803/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30818
http://secunia.com/advisories/31605
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4213
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0807.html

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